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Dedication: EverydayMagic17, and Ms. Estella Black.

Author's Note: Here I am! It starts and stays in Lily's PoV! Bye now! Over! Use! Of! Exclamation! Points!

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Chapter 4: Peter's 'Study' Buddy

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Sunday:

"Here is the evening entertainment!" Lily heard a voice say.

Wait, why is there evening entertainment? Maybe someone took a leaf out of my book (i.e. my prank, two days ago). Hey, that voice sounds familiar.

She looked up from her dinner, and gasp. Oh. My. Godric. James, grinning, announcing entertainment. This can only get worse...

"When I took over your breakfast the other day, I felt terribly bad. So I organised some entertainment for tonight!" He smiled at the audience.

She banged her head on the table. Damn it Potter!

"We are going to be doing a Blind Date Competition! A girl will go on four blind dates, and then choose one that she will go out with again with! It is a muggle TV show, for any muggleborns out there who have a strange sense of Deja Vu."

A whisper flew around the whole school, and Lily felt herself almost faint. She was very shy, meaning it would be even more embarrassing!

Ooooh, I HATE James right now.

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After dinner, Remus caught up with her.

"Lils, I'm sorry, I didn't know he'd do this! But you may not be chosen." He smiled hopefully.

"Yeah, 'cause James always randomly uses a MUGGLE TV show that could embarrass the hell out of people, right after he himself is embarrassed. Need I give you any more hints?" She fumed.

Remus bit his lip, and Lily felt sorry. "Look, its not you I'm mad at. Sorry, I just can't help it. Anyway, you better hop off before James sees you talking to the enemy." She gave a forced smile.

"Lily, he's not like that really, he's just embarrassed, going through puberty-"

She cringed at Remus's words.

"And he fancies you like hell." He finished.

"Thanks. Anyway, got to go - erm, go study. Yeah, study. You know at the ... Library." Duh, where else? Awkward! "So, bye." She blushed, and ran off ... in the direction of the toilets, away from the library. Cringe.

Remus watched her, smirking. Lily changed direction, and headed to the library.

Throwing her bags down, she sat on a chair, out of breath and still embarrassed. As she looked up, out of the corner of her eye she saw a strange sight. Peter? In a Library?

She shook her head. Just a trick of the light. But after glancing round again, he was still there. Sitting at a table with a girl in Slytherin, Heather Lily thought she was called. She was smiling and twirling her hair around her fingers, and he was blushing and flicking through a book.

But she was one of those pretty populars, who could get any boy she wanted! She had long, blonde waves to her elbows, and lower; long, black eyelashes that fringed her deep blue eyes, and a rosebud mouth. Her skin was creamy and gorgeous, and she was tall and slender.

Urgh, last thing I need is to have someone flirting - yes, flirting - with Peter, of all people. Good Godric.

Lily turned back to her book, and studied for a few minutes, before she heard footsteps behind her. She turned, to see Heather walking outside daintily, and Peter staring after her in a sickly manner. She shudderd, and continued to study.

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Tuesday:

In the Gryffindor Common Room two days later, her friends were expressing their 'sympathy'. They knew Lily would be chosen eventually, so they felt sorry for her.

Yeah, right. They sat doing each other's hair! Well, Eleanor sat, staring into the fire. Lily thought she was imaginging it was Remus's face, because she fancied him. Aaaah, so cute! But Lily felt really awkward, because of what happened today...

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"Hey! Hey, Lily!" Lily heard a voice call over to her.

"Hey, Remus. What'cha doing?"

"Finding you. You see, James found out I was talking to you, and so he's kinda angry. At Sirius too. He says we were meant to be his friends, not yours."

"Oh, sorry! Tell him its all my fault." She replied, worried she had ruined Remus's friendship (Well, she liked Remus. James didn't deserve a nice friend lik Remus, but she didn't want to hurt Remus.

"Oh, its not your fault! I just meant, we can be friends for real now."

(They had been friends in secret since their second year, which is why they were so close.)

"Great! But I still feel guilty..." She admitted.

"Don't be! It gives me the perfect reason to ask you something ... erm ..." He trailed off, looking awkward.

"Spit it out." She encouraged. "I'll still be your friend, no matter what, if that's what's the problem."

"Well ... do you wanna, like, go out some time? To Hogsmeade?"

"Sure." She answered, puzzled.

"No, like ... on a date."

"Oh, well..." She answered, flustered.

"Hey, stop. Look, its okay. I mean, I didn't mean it ... well, I did, but its okay, I understand your descision. If you don't want to..." Remus babbled.

"No! I mean, yes. I'd love to. To go on a date, that is." Lily answered, smiling.

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Wednesday:

Today was the first round of the Blind Date. It went alright, actually. Some other girl was chosen, so she has four dates to go on. I'm still worried though, there are other rounds where I could get chosen.

It was this Hufflepuff girl, even shyer than I would be. She has to go out with Frank Longbottom (a Gryffindor), Derek Young (a Ravenclaw), Lucius Malfoy (a Slytherin), and another Hufflepuff, Jack Malts. I felt so sorry for her!

If I get picked, I have to go out with four people, one from each house. That includes a Slytherin, so I am extra hoping I don't get picked! But there is a less likely chance, 'cause now either a boy goes out with four girls (no longer three!), or a girl with four boys.

BUT I'VE JUST REALISED! I could have to go out with someone...

Needless to say, life isn't so good right now for me...

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Author's Note: Okay, and the last parts of the chapter were random and just fillers, but I like the Remus/Lily idea! I'll probably continue with that ...

Lots more reviews mean faster updates ... hint hint hint.

Up soon: how does James react? to Lily/Remus? What about Severus? How does the date actually go? What's happening with Heather and Peter? And what has James got planned for Lily?